The labour unions in the Nigerian aviation industry on Tuesday suspended the planned strike.
The unions had earlier fixed today for the take up of the nationwide strike.
The unions disclosed this after signing a memorandum of settlement (MoS) with the federal government that they have shelved the action.
The aviation workers had threatened to carry out industrial action over the government’s failure to fulfil its promise to implement the minimum wage and consequential adjustment since 2019 and the conditions of service since 2013.
After the meeting, Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige, said serious deliberations were made and the parties have agreed.
The minister said the meeting concluded that all the agencies that had not paid the minimum wage allowances should write to the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) through the ministry of aviation for consideration/evaluation.
“The National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) was requested to issue a service-wide circular informing all organisations in the public and private sectors that they are bound to implement the National Minimum Wage of 2019/consequential adjustments,” Ngige said.
